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Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War is a 2015 non-fiction book, aimed for young adolescent readers, written by Steve Sheinkin and published through Roaring Brook Press. The multi-award-winning book tells the story of Daniel Ellsberg's role in the Vietnam War and the Pentagon Papers.
The words “absolution” and “absolved” pop up repeatedly in the book that serves as a nod to “ The Quiet American," another look at early U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. Its author ...
On the July/August 2015 issue of Bookmarks, the book received a (4.0 out of 5) based on critic reviews. [19] [20] The New York Times Book Review praised the novel for its place in the broader Vietnam War literature, and for its treatment of dualities in a way that "compares favorably with masters like Conrad, Greene and le Carré". [10]
The Best and the Brightest (1972) is a book by journalist David Halberstam of the origins of the Vietnam War published by Random House.The focus of the book is on the foreign policy crafted by academics and intellectuals who were in President John F. Kennedy's administration, and the consequences of those policies in Vietnam.
"The Stringer" is a potent human story of daunting cultural resonance. But like all conspiracy scenarios, it exerts a cleansing fascination. It deserves to be seen — for the important truths ...
Various names have been applied and have shifted over time, though Vietnam War is the most commonly used title in English. It has been called the Second Indochina War since it spread to Laos and Cambodia, [63] the Vietnam Conflict, [64] [65] and Nam (colloquially 'Nam). In Vietnam it is commonly known as Kháng chiến chống Mỹ (lit.
Robert Yott is compiling stories from Southern Tier Vietnam War veterans for a book timed with next year's 50th anniversary of the end of the war. Calling all Vietnam veterans: Bath historian ...
This is a bibliography of works on the Vietnam War.. The bibliography aims to include primary, secondary and tertiary sources. Additionally, the scope of the bibliography expands to the causes of the Vietnam War and the immediate aftermath, such as evacuation and expulsion and war crimes trials.